diff --git a/build/jam/BuildSetup b/build/jam/BuildSetup
index c3f9480c75..8b73fa6702 100644
--- a/build/jam/BuildSetup
+++ b/build/jam/BuildSetup
@@ -194,7 +194,8 @@ switch $(HOST_GCC_MACHINE) {
 
 	# the following are rather unlikely as hosts ...
 	case arm-*		: HAIKU_HOST_IS_BIG_ENDIAN = 0 ;
-	case armv*		: HAIKU_HOST_IS_BIG_ENDIAN = 0 ;
+	case armv7l-*		: HAIKU_HOST_IS_BIG_ENDIAN = 0 ;
+	case armv7b-*		: HAIKU_HOST_IS_BIG_ENDIAN = 1 ;
 	case m68k-*		: HAIKU_HOST_IS_BIG_ENDIAN = 1 ;
 	case mipsel-*	: HAIKU_HOST_IS_BIG_ENDIAN = 0 ;
 	case *			: Exit "Unsupported gcc host machine:" $(HOST_GCC_MACHINE) ;